Michael Lee, who was in training camp with the Charge's NBA parent team, the Cavaliers, came off Canton's bench like Spencer. After going for 18 points and 10 rebounds Friday night in Erie, the

6-9 lefty went for 17 points and

11 rebounds Saturday.

"Since training camp started, when we had 17 on the roster, we always felt like we had a positive problem of having almost too much talent," Charge head coach Steve Hetzel said. "Fortunately tonight, it came through when our big guns were in foul trouble."

With Canton clutching an 88-86 lead early in the fourth, Spencer connected on three straight

3-pointers. Antoine Agudio followed with a 3 on a broken play, capping a 12-2 run in less than two minutes to put Canton up 100-88.

For a second-year pro playing in the D-League for the first time, Spencer says he is beginning to get comfortable.

"I had to talk to the coaches, watch a little film (from Friday night), and they put the confidence in me to come in and attack," Spencer said. "To be able to take shots and make shots, and to be able to control the team, not only by scoring but by controlling the team as a leader."

Even a defensive-minded guy such as Hetzel had to enjoy the offensive spurt.

"That was fun," Hetzel said. "It's basketball. You just have to enjoy the moment with them. … The energy picked up in the gym. The bench picked up. It was great."

From there, the Charge put the hammer down, leading by as many as 18.

Hetzel wasn't having as much fun in the first half.

The Charge struggled with a Delaware's press and couldn't protect the defensive glass. After trailing by as many as 10 in the first half, the Charge went to the break down 59-57 when Delaware's Dustin Salisberry hit an 18 footer with 1.7 seconds left.

Page 2 of 2 - "We preach defense, we hang our hat on defense," said Hetzel, "and we allowed 59 points in the first half."

Entering the night, Canton knew little about Delaware, an expansion team making its franchise debut. The 87ers hadn't played any exhibition games leading into the regular season.

So preparation was a bit difficult.

"When you say, 'No excuse,' you have to wear it across your chest and not brush it under the rug when the time comes and the game gets hard," Hetzel said. "That being said, I didn't think we came out with the right focus in the first half."

The third quarter stayed tight throughout. The Charge used a 6-0 run, highlighted by a nice double-clutch lay-up by Tyrell Biggs, to go up 86-81 heading to the fourth.